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Overview

You're a master of akimbo pistols, wielding a high caliber firearm in each hand. Your attacks primarily deal lethal damage and you have a wide variety of attacks, however your strength lies within your ability to use your "Swap Ammo" power to change out your ammo mid-battle. Doing so can change your secondary damage type and effects making you an incredibly versatile ranged combatant. Dual Pistols is a primary power set for Blasters and Corruptors, and a secondary power set for Defenders.

Power Table

The Dual Pistols powerset is available as a primary set for Blasters and Corruptors, or as a secondary set for Defenders. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level as Primary	Level as Secondary	Effect
	Pistols	1	1	Ranged, Minor DMG(Lethal/Special)
	Dual Wield	1	2	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Knockback/Special
	Empty Clips	2	4	Ranged (Cone), Moderate DMG(Lethal/Special), Knockback/Special
	Swap Ammo	6	10	Change Secondary Damage/Effects
	Bullet Rain	8	16	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Lethal/Special), Knockback/Special
	Suppressive Fire	12	20	Ranged, Minor DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Disorient/Special
	Executioner's Shot	18	28	Close, High DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Knockback/Special
	Piercing Rounds	26	35	Narrow Ranged (Cone), High DMG(Lethal/Special), Foes -Res(All)/Special
	Hail of Bullets	32	38	PBAoE, Superior DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Knockback/Special

Powers

The following are powers in the Dual Pistols powerset.

Bullet Rain

You fire your pistols faster than the human eye can follow, causing your bullet trajectory to arc, dealing moderate Lethal damage and possibly knocking your foes back. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Knockback to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	8 (Blaster)
	8 (Corruptor)
	16 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted AoE)
	Knockback/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

Dual Wield

Dual Wield fires both pistols in rapid succession at its desired target. This power is slower than Pistols, but deals more damage, and the target may get knocked down by the force of the impact. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Knockback to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Blaster)
	1 (Corruptor)
	2 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Knockback/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

Empty Clips

You empty the clips of both your pistols in an arc of suppression fire. This attack can blast multiple foes in the affected cone area, and has a small chance of knocking some foes down. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Knockback to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Damage	Moderate(Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	4 (Blaster)
	4 (Corruptor)
	8 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged (Cone)
	-Defense
	Knockback/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

Executioner's Shot

Executioner's Shot is a deadly close range attack. Foes struck by this attack will suffer lethal damage and will likely be knocked back by the impact of this attack. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Knockback to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Damage	High(Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	18 (Blaster)
	18 (Corruptor)
	28 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Knockback/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

Hail of Bullets

You fire a hail of bullets at all enemies around you dealing Extreme lethal damage. Enemies that are struck have a chance to be knocked down. Having Standard Rounds will dramatically increase this chance to knock down your foes. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from a guaranteed knockback effect to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Damage	Superior(Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	32 (Blaster)
	32 (Corruptor)
	38 (Defender)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Knockback/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

Piercing Rounds

You fire your pistols with deadly precision in a very narrow cone, piercing your enemy. Piercing Rounds deals High lethal damage and reduces targets' Damage Resistance for a short time. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from a resistance debuff to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Damage	High(Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	26 (Blaster)
	26 (Corruptor)
	35 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged (Cone)
	-Resistance(All)/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Slow Movement

Pistols

Quickly fires a round from one of your heavy automatic pistols. Damage is average, but the fire rate is very fast. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic.

Damage	Minor(Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Blaster)
	1 (Corruptor)
	1 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage

Suppressive Fire

Suppressive Fire allows the user to quickly stun their target for a short time and deal a very minor amount of Lethal damage. NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Disorient effect to a Hold effect if 'Cryo Ammo', 'Incendiary Ammo' or 'Chemical Rounds' are loaded.

Damage	Minor(Lethal/Special)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	12 (Blaster)
	12 (Corruptor)
	20 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Disorient/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Holds
	Stuns

Swap Ammo

You are able to swap out the ammunition your weapon uses by using this power. Swapping out your ammunition will change your secondary damage type on most Dual Pistol attacks from lethal (Standard Rounds), cold (Cryo Rounds), fire (Indendiary Rounds) or toxic (Chemical Rounds). You can cycle through your ammunition by clicking on this power. The first press will change your ammo from Standard to Cryo, the second will change the ammo from Cryo to Incendiary, the third press will change from Incendiary to Toxic, and the fourth press will return your ammo back to Standard. Different ammo types also have different secondary effects. Examine your Dual Pistol powers for more information.

Minimum Level	6 (Blaster)
	6 (Corruptor)
	10 (Defender)
Effects	Change Secondary Damage/Effects
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost

Details

Taken from the HeroCon information thread on the Official Forums

Four types of bullets that change 30% of the damage dealt and the secondary effect:

1. Regular (100% Lethal dmg)
2. Incendiary (70% Lethal dmg/30% Fire dmg + DoT)
3. Cryo (70% Lethal dmg/30% Cold dmg + Speed debuff)
4. Chemical (70% Lethal dmg/30% Toxic dmg + 10% damage debuff)

History

Dual Pistols is a primary powerset for Blasters and Corruptors and a secondary powerset for Defenders that will be included[1] with Going Rogue.

In an MMORPG interview, it was announced that pre-purchasing Going Rogue allows early access to Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning.

In a forum post, a short Dual Pistols Closed Beta started on February 9, 2010, on the Training Room. Open Beta began on February 17, 2010.

External Links

• HeroCon information thread
• MMORPG.com announcement